WFS Wireless Capacity for Fugro ROVs
WFS Technologies (UK) and Fugro Subsea Technologies (UK) have entered into an agreement to offer subsea wireless capability on all FCV work-class ROVs from 2015 onwards. This agreement means that Fugro ROVs can communicate with all Seatooth-enabled subsea devices, such as WiPS (wireless pressure sensors), Pipelogger (wireless pipeline integrity monitoring platforms) and Video (wireless video cameras), wherever in the world they are deployed.
With WFS supplying more than 7,000 communication and control devices to date, subsea wireless has come of age.
The integrated systems support three functions:
- High-speed data for video streaming and downloading data from wireless dataloggers
- Medium-speed data for command and control of remote wireless devices
- Wirelessly wake up remote devices from a very low power state
Having successfully worked together in the past to deliver Seatooth Video deepwater systems to Fugro for the Moho Nord project in Congo, this partnership is expected to benefit Fugro’s customers, delivering enhanced ROV solutions for subsea projects.
Subsea radio technology has a distinct advantage when operating in adverse water conditions such as in the presence of gas bubbles or high turbidity. Radio signals are unaffected by acoustic noise or bio-fouling, and are free from multi-path problems. As a result Seatooth is often the only technology that can offer reliable data transmission in the real operating environment.
